7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-1879
FreeBSD SCTP IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) module in FreeBSD 9.3 before p33, 10.1 before p26, and 10.2 before p9, when the kernel is configured for IPv6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure or NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a crafted ICMPv6 packet.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 29, 2016, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 10, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1879 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1879 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freebsd freebsd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1879.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034673
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Dockerfile Python Vue JavaScript CSS HTML

Updated: 2 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 17, 2022, 11:31 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

收集常用的exploit和poc以及自己平常开发的项目code

Python C

Updated: 8 years, 9 months ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 15, 2016, 2:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

IPv6Tools is a robust modular framework that enables the ability to visually audit an IPv6 enabled network.

ipv6 framework icmpv6 llmnr ipv6-framework python scapy python-scapy free open-source security networking multicast

JavaScript CSS Python HTML Vue

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
125 stars 18 fork 18 watcher
Born at : Sept. 22, 2015, 5:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1879 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1879 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39305/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135369/FreeBSD-SCTP-ICMPv6-Denial-Of-Service.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Evaluator Description <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc No Types Assigned https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:01.sctp.asc Advisory
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1879 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1879 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

33.10 }} 4.47%

score

0.97113

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